Management Changes:
Palladeo (Glendale, Calif., design, brand marketing, décor and specialty fixture fabricator and full-service construction firm) has named Gene Wilson vp of Construct, its retail construction management and general construction division.
Thorburn Associates (Castro Valley, Calif., acoustical consulting and technology system engineering firm) has promoted Jim Horn to associate principal in its Raleigh-Durham, N.C., office.
Merger/Acquisition:
Megawall Corp. (Comstock Park, Mich., provider of professional-grade slatwall) has acquired Chilhowie, Va.-based Showall Inc., a move that adds plastic slatwall and displays to the company’s offerings.
Business Briefs:
Mackenzie Keck Inc. (Hackettstown, N.J., general contractor and construction management firm) has opened an office in Monterey, Calif. The office is led by Phillip Brost, project executive and head of West Coast operations.
LexJet (Sarasota, Fla., provider of imaging products) has expanded its inkjet-cartridge recycling program to include wide-format and photographic print providers. The effort currently supports 18 cartridge models for both wide-format and desktop inkjet printers manufactured by HP, Canon and Epson.
Peerless Industries Inc. (Chicago provider of professional-grade audio/visual mounting solutions) has launched its redesigned web site, www.peerlessmounts.com, which features advanced search capabilities and enhanced product information with on-demand downloads.
Award:
Redevco Corp. (North Miami, Fla., real estate development company) and the city of Miami have been recognized as 2007 Urban Market Pathfinders by the Brookings Institution for their public/private partnership in developing the Shoppes of Liberty City, a retail center in inner-city Miami.